Tag: Hacker attack
Cyber attack on SPD: Can Germany hack back against Russia? – Opinion
A unit of the Russian secret service investigated the SPD. The federal government can hardly do anything against such attacks because it lacks the legal authority even to simply avert…
Russian cyber espionage: Putin’s hackers
What was previously only suspected is now clear to the security authorities: Russia was responsible for a cyber attack on the Chancellor’s party. The EU and NATO see this as…
Hacker attacks and security gaps in Microsoft Outlook – Politics
The Russian hacker group APT 28 is said to have spied on the SPD with manipulated emails. The fact that they succeeded is due to security gaps at Microsoft –…
Can Germany hack back against Russia? – Opinion
A unit of the Russian secret service investigated the SPD. The federal government can hardly do anything against such attacks because it lacks the legal authority even to simply avert…
China’s spies: Governments remain silent about the danger posed by state hackers – politics
The first signs were the computers and cell phones suddenly slowing down; In addition, they were both temporarily unable to send emails: As early as winter 2021, the Danish MPs…
Cybersecurity study: Publishers increasingly in the sights of hackers
As of: April 17, 2024 1:16 p.m The German media industry invests a lot of money in the security of its IT systems. For good reason: According to a new…
Microsoft: German engineer stops global hacker attack
A Microsoft engineer notices irregularities and possibly prevents a global hacker attack. The tech scene celebrates the German as a hero. The 38-year-old software engineer Andres Freund lives in San…
Russian hackers attack Microsoft | tagesschau.de
As of: January 20, 2024 9:38 a.m Microsoft says it was hacked by a Russian state-sponsored group. Customer access is not affected, but emails from top managers are. Microsoft has…
Hacker attack paralyzes the largest Ukrainian mobile phone provider
As of: December 12, 2023 3:41 p.m The largest Ukrainian mobile operator has fallen victim to a massive hacker attack. Mobile phone and internet services were down across the country.…
Data from “Motel One” hotel guests published on the darknet
As of: October 7th, 2023 5:43 p.m After a hacker attack on the “Motel One” hotel chain, millions of names and travel details of guests can be found online, according…